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Giddy with pride from having three Mullingar competitors involved and armed with a camera, notebook and new laptop, we filled a page of the ‘Westmeath Examiner’ with exclusives for two weeks running.

When Mullingar boomed in Beijing

Bernie Comaskey - 19/02/2026

The British are known for their love of tea, although England was actually a late comer to the tea tasting thing. Tea has been around for a very long time and originated in China during the 3rd millennium BC, but did not arrive on British shores until the 17th Century.

You Can’t Be Serious

Bernie Comaskey - 17/02/2026

Parking the car some distance from your destination also ensures you exercise your brain trying to remember where it is!

You don’t need to train like an Olympian to be fit and healthy

from across Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa, Pilar de la Horadada, Mar Menor, Quesada, Guardamar and La Marina.

Edition 1112 of The Costa Blanca and Costa Calida Leader Newspaper 26 January to 1 February 2026

At one time the umbrella was regarded as a luxury item and generally reserved for royalty and as far as this writer is concerned, royalty should have kept them.

When an umbrella is more of a curse than a convenience…

For those of you who make new resolutions every year and habitually break your pledge; this column has come up with a master plan with you in mind. This plan gives you a second chance, or more!

A Happy New Year depends on where you are.

Brophys gave out a Christmas Box to their customers every year. This came in the form of a Christmas cake, which was naturally appreciated and valued by all – especially in a houseful of children.

THE GROCERS CHRISTMAS BOX

You Can't be Serious!

When Mullingar boomed in Beijing

Bernie Comaskey - 19/02/2026 0

Annabelle Zurbay is a current Olympian with strong Westmeath connections. Reading about Annabelle on the front page of last week’s Examiner; as I marveled...

You Can’t Be Serious

Bernie Comaskey - 17/02/2026 0

‘How do you like your tea …?’ On RTE News today, a weather expert spoke about the devastation and inconvenience of power-cuts caused by the...

You don’t need to train like an Olympian to be fit...

29/01/2026

In Ireland we really love our own bit of space. This security of space is a deeply ingrained psychological requirement that some would tell us was born out of the suffering of our ancestors through the famine and landlord evictions.

Are we now demanding too much individual space?

23/01/2026

Off the bench, arms raised clapping the spectators, appears an old guy with a fake tan and a red baseball cap. The stadium announcer names the sub simply as Donald Trump

Donald Trump kicks a late winner

13/01/2026

When an umbrella is more of a curse than a convenience…

07/01/2026

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EU put at risk as Spain Entrusts Sensitive Wiretaps to China

Orihuela Costa Council Dump just one Strong Gust Away from AP-7 Tragedy

Torrevieja sends back €615,000 in unused social aid — plus €32,000 in interest

Car Export Scam Busted: Guardia Civil Seizes Seven Vehicles at Alicante Port

Firefighters Stop Blaze from Spreading in Pilar de la Horadada

When Mullingar boomed in Beijing

You Can’t Be Serious

You don’t need to train like an Olympian to be fit and healthy

Edition 1112 of The Costa Blanca and Costa Calida Leader Newspaper 26 January to 1 February 2026

When an umbrella is more of a curse than a convenience…

A Happy New Year depends on where you are.

THE GROCERS CHRISTMAS BOX

You Can't be Serious!

When Mullingar boomed in Beijing

You Can’t Be Serious

You don’t need to train like an Olympian to be fit...

Are we now demanding too much individual space?

Donald Trump kicks a late winner

When an umbrella is more of a curse than a convenience…

The LeaderPutting YOU at the Heart of the Community

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